Hello hello! I know it’s been a hot little minute… Social media has been on the backburner for me the last couple of months. Plus, I watched The Social Dilemma on Netflix (I highly recommend), and since then, my online presence has been more intentional — I disabled most of my social media notifications — rather than the mindless scrolling. So lots more reading, home improvement projects, and time spent in the present.

Even though I haven’t really been taking any photos this month, I’ve been wanting to get on here to share some memories from the last few months. I have a trove of Manu’a photo journals I want to archive (soon I promise!). A friend actually suggested I write up a post, kind of like a guide to Manu’a, so I just might do that — at a later time.

Something exciting though… for the last two weeks, I’ve been busy working on another part of my website: setting up an online shop for my stickers!

I MADE STICKERS!

If you follow me on instagram, you’ll know I illustrated a set of stickers and started selling them at the Pacific Roots Open Mic Showcase, along with a few select canvas photo prints. It was really exciting getting an opportunity to showcase my work for the first time (huge thanks to the PROM team for making it happen) and seeing all the other talented artists doing their thing.

Each sticker has its own unique story so if you’re interested, check them out on my online shop!

AVAILABLE ON MY ONLINE SHOP

Yup, you read that right — I did the thing! It’s taken me a couple of weeks to get all the settings, payment options, shipping details, and page designs all figured out, but my online shop situation is finally all sorted, and I’ll be soon be announcing that it’s “officially” live.

Over the last few weeks since the PROM showcase, a lot of people both on and off-island have been asking how they can buy stickers, and so since then, I’ve been learning more about how to run a small online store, how to fulfill orders, ship them, and even test out a “cash on delivery” payment option. I’m learning a lot, but most of all I’m super super stoked about all the interest and the nice things friends and strangers have said about it. I’ve wanted to open up an online shop for agessss so this is a bit of a dream come true, even if it’s just stickers for now. I’m still learning as I go, and if anyone has any tips or suggestions for me, I’d love to learn how to improve.

Hope you have a great day, wherever you are!